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— Noé (@Noweih) May 1, 2016
In the final game of his NBA career, Kobe Bryant went all out. The Los Angeles Lakers legend scored 60 points on 22-of-50 shooting against the Utah Jazz, willing his team to victory with a crunch-time performance that recalled nearly two decades of coming up biggest when it mattered most.
It was a classic finish for Bryant, and maybe one we all should have seen coming. After the game, he addressed a fawning Staples Center crowd with a gracious speech that ended with his typical brand of charming arrogance.
“What can I say?” the five-time champion asked sheepishly. “Mamba out.”
At the White House Correspondents’ Dinner on Saturday night, President Barack Obama had the opportunity to poke fun at himself, his critics, his fellow politicians, and more for a final time. It was a rollicking speech, one that included an almost endless number of laugh-inducing one-liners and recurring bits.
Our favorite, though, was this one about Republican Presidential candidate Ted Cruz.
Barack Obama clowns Ted Cruz for calling a basketball hoop a “basketball ring” pic.twitter.com/spFVWHJo0z
— Kenny Ducey (@KennyDucey) May 1, 2016
For true NBA fans, however, the best moment of Obama’s speech was surely its end. After sincerely thanking his colleagues for eight years of service toward a common goal, he dropped the mic on his final White House Correspondents set by channeling a certain basketball icon.
“With that, I just have two more words to say,” he said, pausing for drama. “Obama out.”
